The Original Idiot
by digby
Before there were teabaggers, there was George:
In his new book, A Journey, Mr Blair writes that the former US president was confused by the presence of Guy Verhofstadt at the 2001 G8 summit in Genoa.
“He didn’t know or recognise Guy, whose advice he listened to with considerable astonishment,” Mr Blair writes. “He then turned to me and whispered, ‘Who is this guy?’ ‘He is the prime minister of Belgium,’ I said.
“Belgium? George said, clearly aghast at the possible full extent of his stupidity. ‘Belgium is not part of the G8’.”
Mr Blair explained to Mr Bush that Mr Verhofstadt was there as “president of Europe”. Belgium held the presidency of the EU council at the time.
Mr Bush responded: “You got the Belgians running Europe?” before shaking his head, “now aghast at our stupidity”, Mr Blair writes.
That’s what they now call “common sense conservatism.” And anyway fuck a bunch of Europeans. What do they have to do with anything? Besides, it’s been proven that it doesn’t matter how stupid the American president is. He can get away with anything:
Elsewhere in the book Mr Blair claims that the president held an uncomplicated view of international affairs.
“George had immense simplicity in how he saw the world. Right or wrong it led to decisive leadership.
I’m still fairly stunned that the Republicans are recovering so soon after having inflicted that moron on the world, but it looks like many Americans much preferred idiot leadership. I’m sure whatever other halfwit they put up will be able to successfully carry on his legacy.
.